Meet the 8 Peruvian universities that are among the best in the world, according to the QS ranking | Sunedu | minedu | QS World University Rankings 2022 | Society

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According to QS World University Rankings 2022prepared by the international higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 8 Peruvian universities, both public and private, are among the 1,300 best higher education institutions in the world.

The ranking It was prepared from 130,000 opinions of academics from around the world on the level of teaching and the quality of research in more than 1,673 universities.

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In turn, 75,000 employers were consulted to establish the employment reputation of each university. In addition, the number of citations in scientific papers was verified.

Regarding the order of merit, this was established under performance criteria based on rigorous international standards that certify the excellence of the qualified institution.

inside this ranking, there are prestigious study centers such as Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Stanford, among other universities in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Next, we list the best houses of higher education in Peru. Meanwhile, only two are public.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP)

The PUCP It is a private university with more than 100 years of creation, which you enter after taking an admission exam. It is ranked 395th in the QS Ranking. With this place, for the first time, he is in the Top 400.

It is among the top 10 universities in Peru, according to Webometric

Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (UPCH)

The Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (UPCH) also recorded a rise in the ranking, placing it in the 651-700 group, allowing it to enter the top 700 for the first time since 2015.

If you want to enter this house of studies, you must take into account that you will pay tuition and board. This varies according to the chosen career.

Two scientists in a laboratory at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Photo: UPCH

National University of San Marcos (UNMSM)

The UNMSM it is the first national university to appear in the ranking. It is located in the group 801-1,000. The San Marcos University It is recognized for being the oldest in America. It has 65 approved academic programs and, to enter, you must apply a 100-question admission exam, considered one of the most difficult in Peru.

La Molina National Agrarian University (UNALM)

The UNALM it is positioned in the group 1,001-1,200. It is the second Peruvian public university in the ranking. It was created on July 22, 1902 during the Government of Eduardo López de Romaña. To enter, you must take an entrance exam. It has a total of 12 undergraduate courses, which predominate in science and/or natural sciences.

After a statement from the university, the ATU assured that they are “respectful of autonomy.” (Photo: Facebook UNALM)

Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC)

The CPU it also ranks in the 1,001-1,200 group of the QS Ranking. It is private and has 50 professional careers.

Lima University

The Lima University it is also private and shares the same group as the UPC. It was created on April 25, 1962 and only has the careers of Administration, Architecture, Communication, Accounting, Law, Economics, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Marketing, International Business and Psychology.

Lima University. Photo: Diffusion

Pacific university

The Pacific university it is private and has nine undergraduate courses. It is also in the group 1,001-1,200 of the QS Ranking.

San Ignacio de Loyola University (USIL)

The USIL, for its part, is positioned in the group of 1,200+. It is private and has 35 undergraduate university courses distributed in eight faculties.